News & Events
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Hart Leadership Welcomes Hart Fellows for 2012-2013
May 16th, 2012
The Hart Leadership Program welcomes its three new Hart Fellows for the 2012-2013 academic year: Ben Soltoff, Linda Yi, and Alice Zhang. All three are 2012 Duke graduates. After completing a week-long training on campus this month, the three will spend ten months working with non-profits in India, China, and…Read More.
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Hart Leadership Congratulates its 2012 SOL Class
Apr 25th, 2012 in Service Opportunities in Leadership
The Hart Leadership Program congratulates eighteen students who have been selected to participate in the Service Opportunities in Leadership (SOL) program for 2012. The students are currently finishing up their work in the gateway course, Border Crossings: Leadership, Value Conflicts & Public Life, before they begin their community-based research projects…Read More.
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ELI Awards Duke Senior $25,000 to Launch Social Venture in Africa
Apr 12th, 2012 in Enterprising Leadership Initiative
Duke senior Michael Bernert has been selected as the first recipient of an award designed to support student social entrepreneurship. The ELI Social Entrepreneurship Year-To-Launch Award is a $25,000 prize granted to a Duke undergraduate student who commits to taking a post-graduation year to launch a social venture.…Read More.
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HLP Students Invite Author to Speak on Global Warming: Friday, April 13 at Noon
Apr 9th, 2012
Students in Alma Blount's Leadership, Policy and Change course will host author Mark Hertsgaard at Sanford this Friday, April 13, at noon to talk about his book, Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth. See the below for more information. Hope to see you there! Ready or…Read More.
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HLP Leadership Library Adds New Selections
Apr 3rd, 2012 in News
The HLP Leadership Library has recently added several new selections to its collection. The Library offers Duke students, faculty, and staff over 1,700 books from the areas of international affairs, American government, social activism, leadership development, and many other areas. Come by Sanford 111 to see our display of recent…Read More.
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Documentary Engagement: Exploring the Complexities of Homelessness
Mar 28th, 2012 in News
For the second year, students in Alex Harris and Elena Rue's Documentary Engagement course, co-sponsored by Hart Leadership and the Center for Documentary Studies, shared the stories of individuals at Housing for New Hope, an organization that supports Durham's homeless. From the course's website: "Over the course of both…Read More.
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ELI Alum Alison Dorsey interview featured by Sanford School
Mar 28th, 2012 in Enterprising Leadership Initiative
Alison Dorsey PPS'09 has helped found three different start-up organizations since her sophomore year at Sanford: Durham Community Consulting, Bull City Forward and now, Entasso. Dorsey was the winner of the Sanford Leadership award her senior year. In the interview, Alison discusses her role at her new venture, Entasso,…Read More.
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Video: ELI Alum Luke Roush on Sales
Mar 22nd, 2012 in Enterprising Leadership Initiative
The ELI team snagged Luke Roush, Trinity '00, after he led a sales workshop for ELI students to catch some of the most important workshop messages on tape. Watch this 3-minute video of Luke as he boils down his experience into the most important sales strategies and principles, and shares…Read More.
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Harvard’s Gina Glantz talks Social Media and Storytelling with HLP Students
Mar 14th, 2012 in Events
Gina Glantz of the Kennedy School of Government recently visited Fritz Mayer’s “Narrative and Leadership” course to lead a discussion about how social media can impact public debate. Using the recent controversy between Susan G. Komen’s decision to pull its funding from Planned Parenthood, Prof. Glantz and students discussed…Read More.
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Update: Check out the new video of ELI Incubator Project, ASPIRE!
Mar 13th, 2012 in Enterprising Leadership Initiative
Learn more about ASPIRE from its founders, Alex and Grace! Click here to learn more about ASPIRE and its impact in the Durham community. Grace and Alexandra's story is also featured on the Sanford School's website: Click here to check it out. Read More.
